Security

Encrypted access. No shrugging.

OctoTherm is small, but it still lives on a network. The public site should make it clear that security is not an afterthought.

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Encrypted device access
All access to the device is encrypted. The device ships with a built in certificate we recommend you generating a new certificate after initial setup. We also allow you to upload certifcates from your SSL provider(or internal CA). All backups are 100% encrypted we take your privacy seriously.
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Local-first design
OctoTherm does not need a cloud service to do its job. No data is ever exchanged with us. This device can run in a 100% air-gapped configuration with 0 issues. Monitoring should never compromise network security
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Transparent behavior
Open standards and open project goals make it easier to inspect, integrate, monitor, and improve.
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Be Operationally boring
Get the data when you need it and make corrections before emergencies happen. Good metrics allow you to spot patterns. Heat can be a determining factor in device health. Recently we noticed a change recently on a major storage array vendors array temperatures change immediately after a system update. Upon quering the vendor they had quitely tweaked a de-dupe algorithm which reduced CPU usage netting the arrays about a 3c array drop in temperature. They were very impressed we were able to pick out a small detail through our telemetry.
Plain English security promise: OctoTherm should be useful without forcing users to trade away control, visibility, or good network hygiene.